Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Libya
Libya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 25.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Libya, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Libya recorded 25.2% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in 2010.
That represents a change of down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Libya peaked at 33.5% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 1960.
That places Libya 66th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Libya, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.7% | — |
| 1965 | 20.4% | +29.7% |
| 1970 | 27.6% | +35.3% |
| 1975 | 32.9% | +19.0% |
| 1980 | 33.0% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 33.5% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 33.0% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 30.2% | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 28.4% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 26.5% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 25.2% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.1% | 15.7% | 20.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 30.2% | 27.6% | 32.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 33.2% | 33.0% | 33.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 31.6% | 30.2% | 33.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.4% | 26.5% | 28.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 25.2% | 25.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More education data for Libya
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 69,173 (1983)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11,554 (2006)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,692 (2006)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 732,614 (2006)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 755,338 (2006)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.8 % change on previous year (2006)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2006)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1263 units per person (2006)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Libya?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Libya was 25.2% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 33.5% in 1985.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 1960.
- How does Libya rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Libya ranks 66th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)